Hammer.



H. J. AUGUSTINE.

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By ATTORNEYS H. J. AUGUSTINE.

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Patantad May 4. 1909.

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HENRY J. AUGUSTINE, O'F MOORELAND, OKLAHGMA.

HAMMER.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, HENRY J. AUGUSTINE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Mooreland, in the'county of Woodward and State ofOklahoma, have invented a new and Improved Hammer, of which the followin is a full, clear, and exact description.

y invention relates to hammers, my more particular purpose being toimprove the construction so as to accom lish the following objects: 1.To increase tlie mobilit yof the hammer so that the latter may be sifted in a number of independent directions for the purposeof applyingit to different portions of Work, or readily placing it out of the Way amoment aft-er it has been used. 2. To more evenly distribute the weightof the hammer and mechanism immediately connected therewith relativelyto its support., 3. To simplify'the eneral construction and toromoteaccessibility to the various parts.

eference is to be had to the accompanyingdrawin s forming apart of thisspecificav tion, ,lnfvv 1ich Vdrawings like characters of referenceindicate like parts throughout the views, and, in Whih- Figure I1E isafragmentary side elevation showing the hammer, `the carriage forsupportingthe same,.a track su lgaorting the .carriagenand the lever andzc utch mechanism used for .starting 4and stopping the hammer, showingparticu arly how the harnmeris caused to travel inthe generaldirection-of the 'trackand also toswing freely ,in planes crossingtliegeneral ,directions of said trfaeki;,Eig. 2 is an enlargedlfragmentary sectinnthrough the 4carriage and clutch meehanisrp mounted.thereu en', on the line 2,-,2 of Fig. 4, ,this views owing how power isa plieltp the :hammer pitman regardless of te Eposition occupied by thejcarriage; Fig. 3 is ,m1, @1;1 rgedvertical section upon the ine 3--j3`of i lflooking in the direction of the arrpw,44 ,ak d showing ineullalid dottedv lines 45 how the hammer is caused to swinghorizontally; 4iso. secticn upon the line 4-4 of leoking in theVdirection of the arrow andy shewnghowpoweris 'applied from the maindriving shaft through `the gears to the hammer iPllflala 3 and Fig. 5is` anl enlarged seetienpthroughgtlie yhammer head, ,the stfngs. andglinks ,pivotally connected with e e hammer .pitmaIi,-` and thehammerhead or suppontingthe hammer, the section being 5.6 taken on the ine5h75 of Eig.A 1. A

Specification oi' Letters Patent.

Application led January 2, 1908.

Patenl'd May 4, 1909.

Serial No. 408,991.

Mounted upon massive supports 6, 7, are stationary bearings 8, 9, andsupported by these bearingsis a main shaft ;1(). A pulley 11 is mountedupon one end of this shaft Jfor the purpose of turning the same, and abelt 12 engages this pulley for the purpose of su plying power to themachine. `A pair of U- eams 13 are disposed oppositely to each other,Aso that the oppositely disposed'portions 1'4 extend toward each otherand are capable of serving as tracks. earings 15 are conneeted With'theU'fbeams 1'3 by the aid of bolts 16. These bearings are loose u on theshaft 10 so as to remain stationary w en the shaft is rotated.l Acarriage frame is provided with upwardly projecting arms 17, the armshaving at their upper ends bearings 18, 19, through which the shaft 10extends loosely. I

Mounted rigidly u on the beartinffs 18, 19 and projecting there romarestub sli and revolubly mounted' upon these stub shafts vare track wheels21 arranged in pairs,- and eng i directly the `'progeetinrll ortions 14o the .U-beams v1`i3,.u' ,on w`` 'ic t fey freely run. sleeveZQ'looseyencircles the shaft 10 an en ages. the bearingv 18, and

another sleeve 2l loosely encircles the gshaft and engges Athebearingl), ,said sleeves .beingmere yv spacing members Intermediate themis a bearing sleeve .24 which Qarries a gear wheel 25, these parts being.rigidrelatively to each other and ada ted togturnas a unit. The shaft10. islpro'vi ed with ay groove 2.6 'Sewing as asplineiray, @andttisinft-Q the latter isa s mez? which iscarried by the sleeve 24. hesplinefway extends ,through out practically the entire length oftheshaft 1f() and the carria e 1,7 is 'adapted toy travel longitudinallyvof t is shaft, so thatthe gear Wheelgiz can be movedalmostfrom one andto the other of said shaft. Disposed below the gear wheel 25 is.anothergear 28 which meshes with it, this gear bein, nounted loosely.upon` a shaft 29, This s a t is supported lipari bearings 30,lcarriexl'` by the carri 'i e 1'7.; YConnected v,rigidly withl the ear Weelf 28 isfa clutch :demper 3,2 which .1s Q05@ .apen .the Shfct .-29-.AD-@ther @web member 33 is keyed nigldlyuppn the shaft 9| andconseeluently at a l times reveluv le therewith A- Spring 34 and Snider35.81F@ ydispoeed',interrriedfate the clutch.r members, the'l springnormally forcing the Aeluteh 4membersaparts and the spider" serving tomain-E afts 20,

tain the spring in proper relation to tho clutch member 33. The clutchmember' 33 is provided with a neck 36, and encircling the latter is acollar 37. A clutch fork 38 is pivotally connected with this collar andused for shifting the clutch. memberI 33 in thc general direction of thelength of the shaft 29. Mounted upon the carria re 17 is a bear ing 39which supports a stub s alt 40. This stub shaft and the shaft 29 areconnected with a double crank 41. A hammer pitman is shown at 43, and isconnected with said double crank by a bearing 42. An aperture 44 isprovided within the carriage 17 and through. this aperture the hammerpitman 43 extends. For the purpose of forming the aperture, the carriagewalls 45 are bent out wardly from each other.

Guide rods 46 are connected rigidly with the carriage 17 and hangtherefrom. A bracket 47 is mounted upon the lower end of one of theseguide rods. and a post 48 is mounted upon the bracket. Extendingoutwardly from the post 48 is a horizontal bar 49, and pivotally mountedupon the latter is a hand lever 50. A rod 51 connects the hand leverwith the clutch fork 38. The operator by grasping thehand lever 50 isenabled to actuate the clutch arm, and thus to throw the clutch member33 into and out of engagement with the clutch member 32. The operator bygrasping both the horizontal bar 49 and hand lever 50 and squeezing thesame, after the manner of a shear handle, can exert considerableleverage in erforming the movement .just mentioned. he other rod 46 isrovided at its lower end with a nut 52. S ira springs 53 encircle theguide rods 46.

1e hammerhead is shown at 54 and is provided with bearin s 55 whichslidably enga e the guide-rods. he spiral sprin s 53 cus ion slightlythe down thrust' of t e hammer head. Mounted upon the guide rods 46 is aslide 56, and supported upon this slide are composite leaf springs 57,shown to better advantage in Fig. 5'. Connected with the lower ends ofthese leaf springs, and also with the hammer head 54 are links 58.Mounted upon the lower end'of the hammer head is the hammer face 59which may be of special toughened steel. Itis provided with a boss 60which is secured to the hammer head 54 by aid of a pin 61, and an anvilis shown at 62.

The operation of my device i's as follows: Power being applied to theA,main shaft 10, the operator grasps the hand lever 50 and swinlgs thehammer head" directly 'over the anv' The hand lever 50bein now mani u`lated as'above' described, the utch mem er 33 is brou ht yintoengagement with the clutch mem er 32, and power is thus ap lied t'o thegear wheel 28, being trans tted therefrom through the crank 41, hammerp'itm'an 43 and springs 57 to the hammer head. The operator byholdinghis hand upon the hand lever 50 and horizontal bar 49 may, by merelypushing these parts in the proper direction, cause the carriage 17 totravel in the general direction of the length of the shaft 10, and by agentle side pressure cause the hammer to swing in planes crossing thegeneral direction of the length of the shaft. It will bc noted that inthis hammer the spring action for effecting movement of the hammer headdoes not conflict with the swinging movement of' this head, nor does itconflict with the movements of the hammer in a direction parallel withthe general direction of the length of the shaft 10. Such being thecase, the operator can easily move the hammer head around over the anvilin any direction, for the reason that the hammer head is absolutely freeto move in any direction in which it will ordinarily be re uired to movewith reference to the top of t e anvil.

lt will be further noted that there is nothing in any of the`movementsof the hammer to interfere at all with the action of the clutchmechanism, this mechanism being always under the immediate control ofthe operator. He can apply any de ree of pressure he desires to themovable c utch member, and consequently can allow any degree of slip hedesires to take place between the two clutch members. In doing this hecan regulate the force of the blow exerted by the hammer, and thisfeature is independent of any other regulation for substantially thesame general pur ose.

One point to w ich I Wish to call attention is the fact that the weightof the hammer and its accompanying parts, and even the Wei ht of thecarriage and the fixed andmova le mechanism carried by it, are allsupported in such manner as to rest at all times upon the bearings 15.It is true that one of these bearings may su port more Weight'than theother, ut it is a so true that the heavy parts do not rest u on theshaft 10 at a point 'any-V where near lts middle. pose the partsdescribed to occupy the ositionindi'cated in Fig. 1, the portion o theshaft enga ed by the bearing sleeve 24 and the gear W eel 25 carried bit, can have no effect in Weightin the mi dle of the shaft, and thuscausing t e shaft to sag or to break, or even to operate with any lackof precision. The fact that the carriage 17 and the parts carried by itare supported upon the ends of the shaft 10, the meshing of the earwheels 25, 28, is not interfered with in t e slightest by any sa ging ofthe shaft 10, and a positive drive wit a minimum of 'friction 1s at alltimes assured. This feature is of reat advantage, es ecially ininstancesw ere the drivingsha t 10 is comparatively long, and Where itisvdesirable t at the carriage I7 shall be moved throughout practicallythe entire length of the shaft.

For instance, sup- I do not limit m self to any particular materials tobe usedy in the construction of the mechanism above described, but ndthat steel ma be employed throughout. N either do I hmit myself to theparticular shape or form of any of the parts described, the scope of minvention being commensurate with my c aims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. 'lhe combination of a shaft, a track disposed adjacent thereto, acarriage mounted u on said track and movable, relatively t ereto, saidcarriage being provided with an o ening, a gear member mounted upon saidsfiaft and movable relatively thereto along with said carriage, a secondgear member journaled upon said carriage and meshing with i saidfirst-mentioned gear member, a shaft connected with saidsecond-mentioned gear member, a crank connected with said shaft, apitman engaging said crank and extending through said opening in saidcarriage, a hammer head, and means for supporting said hammer head uponsaid pitman.

2. The combination of a revoluble shaft, a track extending parallel withsaid shaft and upon the ends thereof, a car- I upon said track andadapted eneral direction of the length l hammer head carried by said lresting entirely riage mounte to travel in the of said shaft, a

carriage, and means for transmittinU 3. The combination of a revolubleshaft, a

track disposed parallel therewith, a carriage suprported upon said trackand movable along sal shaft, a gear member splined upon said shaft andmovable in the general longitudinal direction of said shaft, a clutchmounted upon said carriage and movable bodily therewith along saidshaft, a gear member meshin with said first-mentioned gear member am?connected with said clutch, a hammer head and mechanism connecting saidsecond-mentioned gear member with said hammer head for actuating thelatter.

4. The combination of a revoluble shaft, a track mounted directly uponsaid shaft, a carriage mounted upon said track and depending therefrom,a hammer head depending from said carriage, a clutch connected with saidshaft and traveling with said carriage, and mechanism connected withsaid shaft and with said hammer head for actuatin the latter.

n testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY J. AUGUSTINE.

Witnesses:

OMER SCHMOEBELEN, RICHARD E. HILBIG.

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